Anxiety
Anxiety care follows a similar money pattern to depression: many small visits rather than one large bill. Two things drive the difference between a cheap year and an expensive one - whether your therapist is in-network, and whether panic symptoms send you to an emergency room before the diagnosis is made.
Estimated healthcare costs you pay and other financial effects across the care timeline.
Estimated impact to you over five years
$2,640-$22,190
Estimated healthcare costs you pay plus costs beyond the medical bill, such as missed earnings. Total medical spending is shown separately and is not added again; it already includes the healthcare portion you may pay. Without coverage or when paying cash, your actual healthcare costs may be much higher than this estimate.
Diagnosis & Ruling Things Out
0-2 monthsAnxiety often shows up as physical symptoms first, so the workup may include heart or thyroid testing before the diagnosis is clear.
Five-year total treatment: Included once in the five-year total
Standard of care: USPSTF (2023); APA (Psychiatry) (2024)
Estimated total impact to you
$130-$1,860
Standard of care
These care steps follow guidelines from these medical groups.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening (2023)
Screening adults ages 19 to 64 for anxiety, including during pregnancy and after birth.
- American Psychiatric Association: Practice Guidelines (2024)
Diagnosis, talk therapy, and medicine for anxiety.